Good times: Hoopin' it up with Obama at White House

President Barack Obama invited members of Congress and four Cabinet secretaries to play basketball last night at the White House.

Treasury Secretary
Timothy Geithner,
Education Secretary Arne Duncan,
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan were expected to play, along with nine Democratic members of the House and two Republicans.

Democrats expected to attend were
Mike Arcuri
of New York,
John Boccieri
of Ohio, Brad Ellsworth and
Baron Hill
of Indiana,
Jay Inslee
and
Rick Larsen
of Washington state, Frank Kratovil of Maryland,
Patrick Murphy
of Pennsylvania and Heath Shuler of North Carolina. Republicans are
Jeff Flake
of Arizona and
John Shimkus
of Illinois.

TRIVIA TIME

What golfer won 72 official LPGA tournaments including 10 majors and 18 other international tourneys, and tops the LPGA's career money list with earnings of over $22 million?

GOOD EXCUSE TO RUN IN UNDIES

The Underpants Run started as a way to poke fun at European triathletes strolling around town in their Speedos. The 12th annual charitable event has grown into a much anticipated pre-race spectacle on the Big Island.

Yesterday morning, 400 athletes trooped along a mile of the famous race course, dressed in their finest undergarments.

Paul Huddle
is a retired triathlete and Underpants Run organizer. He says the world championship is an important race for the athletes, and the charity event “is just a fun way to release some of the pre-race tension.”

The event raised more than $5,000 for local charities, including Special Olympics.

CUTTING BACK TO 4 SIX-PACKS

Adult fans at one of Australia's most popular motorsport races, the Bathurst 1000, will be limited to one “slab” of beer a day — or 24 375 milliliter (just over 12 ounces) cans — as police focus on reducing alcohol-related crime.

The 24-can rule would also be placed on mixed drinks for the V8 car race that started yesterday and which draws thousands to the rural town of Bathurst in the eastern New South Wales state, the NSW police said.

Wine lovers must make do with no more than four liters of cask wine per day. Combinations of the options would not be allowed.